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‘Big Beautiful Bill’, New Covid Vaccine Policy & Bosses Talk Tough - Wednesday, May 21, 2025

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Erica Mandy

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🗓️ 21 May 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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The news to know for Wednesday, May 21, 2025!

We’ll tell you what’s included in a big budget bill, how President Trump is working to sell it, and why even some Republicans are holding out support.

Also, we’ll explain President Trump’s plan to build a multi-billion dollar “golden dome.”

Plus, what to know about the government’s new COVID vaccine policy, what vegetable is behind an outbreak making Americans sick, and why some of the NFL’s biggest stars could soon play flag football.

Those stories and even more news to know in about 10 minutes! 

 

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0:00.0

Today is Wednesday at May 21st. We'll tell you what's included in a big budget bill, how President

0:05.1

Trump is working to sell it, and why even some Republicans are holding out support. Also, we'll

0:10.1

explain President Trump's plan to build a multi-billion dollar golden dome, plus what to know about

0:15.2

the government's new COVID vaccine policy, what vegetable is behind an outbreak making Americans sick,

0:22.2

and why some of the NFL's biggest stars could soon play flag football. Those stories and even more news coming up.

0:29.1

Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy. All the day's news in around 10 minutes. Fast, fair, fun,

0:35.0

and on the go. I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. You ready? Let's do this.

0:44.1

President Trump made a visit to Capitol Hill yesterday to pressure GOP lawmakers to support what he's calling his big, beautiful bill.

0:51.0

It's meant to help Trump's domestic policy agenda on many fronts, like it includes

0:55.2

more money to help advance his immigration crackdown. It would also make his 2017 tax cuts permanent.

1:01.1

New tax proposals are also included, such as a measure to get rid of taxes on tips and overtime pay.

1:06.8

It also includes major reforms to Medicaid that could lead to millions of people losing coverage

1:11.8

in the next decade. And it would tighten eligibility requirements for SNAP, formerly known as food stamps,

1:17.5

while setting limits for federal student loans and getting rid of green programs. Oh, and it raises

1:22.3

the debt limit by $4 trillion just to name a few sticking points. Well, at a meeting with the House GOP conference

1:28.2

yesterday, Trump reportedly told lawmakers he saw the bill as a test of loyalty to him and that any

1:33.6

holdouts, quote, wouldn't be a Republican much longer. But many Republicans came out of the meeting

1:38.7

with Trump saying they're still not quite sold and want to see more changes. Several have expressed concern about

1:44.8

the costs of the bill since it's projected to add trillions of dollars to the deficit.

1:49.5

Though Speaker Mike Johnson says he's confident the measure will be able to pass. So to be

1:54.2

continued. Once again, a judge is accusing the Trump administration of ignoring court orders as it aggressively

2:02.5

cracks down on immigration. It came up during a chaotic last-minute hearing where immigrants' lawyers

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